Broncos linebacker Von Miller was clear Wednesday while making the media rounds ahead of the Super Bowl in Minnesota: he would love to have Kirk Cousins as the team’s starting quarterback next season.
Of course, the Broncos won’t be alone in that pursuit. Rarely do quarterbacks of Cousins’ caliber hit free agency — a certainty after the Redskins traded for Alex Smith on Tuesday — and the bidding war figures to be fierce. But what does Denver’s competition look like?
Here are five teams that could be in the mix to sign Cousins this spring, with salary cap numbers from Spotrac:
Cleveland Browns
Predicted cap space: $103 million
Their pitch: Cleveland’s biggest asset in the pursuit of Cousins is, well, its assets.